Neues Konzept

Three verbs you can't do without

The most common Italian verbs are, of course, the irregular ones. These three you've already met in passing — here they are side by side:

Pronoun andare — to go fare — to do, make venire — to come
io vado faccio vengo
tu vai fai vieni
lui / lei va fa viene
noi andiamo facciamo veniamo
voi andate fate venite
loro vanno fanno vengono

Notice how noi and voi are almost regular — the surprises are in io, tu, lui/lei and loro. Venire adds a g in vengo and vengono, and an ie in vieni and viene.